Field experiences with real kids are an integral part of all initial teacher education programs at SUNY Oswego.    From your first education course through student teaching and beyond, you will be supported by talented faculty and professionals in school settings to develop your skills as a beginning teacher.

All placement assignments are made by the Field Placement Office, in consultation with the faculty of each program.    More information about the practica and student teaching experiences required by each program is available through each department and from:

Linda Hefti, Coordinator
James Gregory, Assistant Coordinator
James Decker, Assistant Coordinator
Lori Reitmeier, Office Manager
Chris Babcock, Secretary/Receptionist
Katelin Donegan, Graduate Assistant


Our office is located at: 208 Park Hall
315-312-3098 (phone)
315-312-3129 (fax)
e-mail: fpoffice@oswego.edu

For more information email our office at: fpoffice@oswego.edu

Please Note: It is very important for you to notify the Field Placement Office if you change your schedule, program, name, address, or phone number so we can make timely changes regarding your placements for you.    Thank you!

Current Events:

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPT.

Student Teaching Information

2009 - 2010 Academic Year Dates for Student Teaching

Quarter 1:  Sept. 8 - Oct. 22, 2009
Quarter 2:  Oct. 26 - Dec. 17, 2009

Quarter 3:  Jan. 25 - Mar. 18, 2010
Quarter 4:  Mar. 22 - May 13, 2010

2009 - 2010 Early Field Experience  (All Dates Approximate)

Fall Semester:  Sept. 8 - Dec. 15, 2009

Spring Semester:  Jan. 25 - May 10, 2010

SPRING 2010 Student Teacher Orientation

All C & I Adolescence, Childhood, and TESOL Education graduate and undergraduate candidates who will student teach during the Spring 2010 semester must attend the mandatory Student Teacher Orientation Meeting which is date TBA in the Sheldon Hall, Ball Room.  Prior to the orientation meeting, please read the Student Teaching Handbook. After the Orientation, the EDU 430/530 K-12 Teaching for Social Justice Sourcebook will be available for purchase*, and then you will meet with your College Supervisor for information about your student teaching requirements.

*As a convenience to you, the College Store will have the sourcebook available for purchase for about $20 after the Student Teacher Orientation Meeting.

FALL 2010 Student Teaching Applications

Student Teaching Application Packet Information will be available after completing the on-line Pre-Student Teaching Application Seminar (see dates and instructions below).  Application packets will be available for pick-up from 208 Park Hall on Tuesday, December 1, 2009.

Pre-Application Student Teaching Seminar for all C&I Adolescence, Childhood and TESOL Candidates who will be Student Teaching in the Fall 2010

Career Services and the Division of On-line Learning in conjunction with the Field Placement Office, has developed an on-line workshop on how to write an effective letter of introduction and resume (both application documents for student teaching) including information regarding specific content development, and editing and proofing techniques.

All candidates planning to student teach during the Fall 2010 semester must complete this on-line workshop.  It will be available starting October 15, 2009 and must be completed prior to November 13, 2009.  Instructions for signing onto the workshop are available by clicking here.

When you have completed the workshop, you will be expected to draft a letter of introduction and a resume, then email the drafts to the Field Placement Office (fpoffice@oswego.edu) no later than 3:00 pm on November 13, 2009.  Staff will proof and return your drafts to you for revision via email by December 8th.  Beginning Dec. 1st, you may stop in our office (208 Park Hall) and pick up a student teacher application packet. 

If you do not complete the online workshop and/or do not submit a draft letter of introduction and resume for review, your documents will be sent to school districts as received.  It will be your responsibility to ensure your application documents are 100% error free and written in the correct voice.  If they are not 100% error free and/or content is not acceptable, it may seriously affect your ability to secure a student teaching position and/or placement location.  Therefore, it is definitely to your benefit to complete the workshop and submit your documents for review prior to final submission with your application packet.

Completed student teaching application packets must be submitted according to directions included in the packet no later than 3 pm on Feb. 10, 2010.

(Persons with disabilities who need acommodations should contact the Disability Services Office at phone number 315.312.3358 or at their website)

SPRING 2010 Practicum Sign-Up Dates

All C & I Adolescence, TESOL and Childhood Education candidates must register & sign up for Spring Practicum with the Field Placement Office during one of the following scheduled times: (The sign-up will take roughly 15 minutes to complete)

Please Note:

·BRING A PEN & A COPY OF YOUR DETAILED COURSE SCHEDULE TO SIGN-UPS!

• You MUST be registered through BANNER for the appropriate practicum & aligned course.

• You will be asked for the day/time and section number for both the field placement and the aligned course for which you are registered.

• You will also be asked to indicate all the times you can attend your Practicum from the following choices:

Practicum Orientation for EDU303/503

All C & I Adolescence, TESOL, and Childhood Education candidates who register for a EDU303/503 Practicum (for Spring 2010) will be responsible for attending one of the two Practicum Orientation sessions for Spring 2010.

Sessions will be held February 5th, 2010 in the Sheldon Hall Ballroom.  You will be responsible for registering for one of these sessions when you sign up for a Practicum.  Session 1 begins at 9:00am and Session 2 at 11:30am.  Additionally, more information to follow for LeMoyne Placements.

The Field Placement Office's email address is:  fpoffice@oswego.edu

Safe Schools, Healthy Students

Sign up for an online NYSED workshop seminar
The "Safe Schools, Healthy Students" online course is required for candidates seeking certification after Feb 1, 2004.  Go to www.oswego.edu/safeschools for registration information.

"Change your thoughts and you change your world" 
Norman Vincent Peale